Bouquet’s Camp
On the hill north of here was made, in 1764.
The memorable treaty which brought almost continuous peace between the Indians and the Whites.
The expedition of 1500 men, under Col. Henry Bouquet, marched from Fort Pitt reaching the Forks of the Muskingum, Thursday, October 25, 1764. The army encamped here until Sunday, November 18th.
Exacting the White captives from the Indians and took back to their families in the east, 206 White men, women and children prisoners liberated from Indian captivity.
Marker is at the intersection of County Road 24 and Local Road 26, on the right when traveling north on County Road 24.
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